Comments on: Site redesigns, Section 508 Compliance and IE6, oh my! http://www.afhill.com/blog/site-redesigns-section-508-compliance-and-ie6-oh-my/ Reflections on online strategy, social media marketing, web accessibility and interactive design. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:14:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Andrea Hill http://www.afhill.com/blog/site-redesigns-section-508-compliance-and-ie6-oh-my/#comment-126759 Andrea Hill Wed, 07 Jan 2009 04:15:04 +0000 http://www.afhill.com/blog/?p=1033#comment-126759 Thanks for the comment, Chuck! But actually the Target lawsuit was not in regards to Section 508; it was ADA and two California state statutes. I mentioned it here: http://www.afhill.com/blog/accessibility/whats-the-deal-with-web-accessibility-and-the-ada/ You’re right, on the whole WCAG1.0 and Section 508 are quite similar. However with WCAG2.0 now being a recommendation, the rules have changed slightly and adherence to one does not necessarily equate to compliance with the other. Thanks for the comment, Chuck! But actually the Target lawsuit was not in regards to Section 508; it was ADA and two California state statutes. I mentioned it here: http://www.afhill.com/blog/accessibility/whats-the-deal-with-web-accessibility-and-the-ada/

You’re right, on the whole WCAG1.0 and Section 508 are quite similar. However with WCAG2.0 now being a recommendation, the rules have changed slightly and adherence to one does not necessarily equate to compliance with the other.

]]> By: Chuck Kramer http://www.afhill.com/blog/site-redesigns-section-508-compliance-and-ie6-oh-my/#comment-126472 Chuck Kramer Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:13:33 +0000 http://www.afhill.com/blog/?p=1033#comment-126472 Actually...Target has been the subject of a large lawsuit concerning the accessibility of its website. One of the arguments was the section 508 was a "best practice" and should have been followed. As I recall, it was settled out of court but is still a real eye-opener. Overall, if a site follows accessibility standards (see W3C) it should be 508 compliant. The tricky stuff comes when plug-ins and other content types, like PDF, are used. <abbr><em>Chuck Kramer’s last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RemarksOnTheWorld/~3/405039512/at-sea-day-7.html">At Sea - Day 7</a></em></abbr> Actually…Target has been the subject of a large lawsuit concerning the accessibility of its website. One of the arguments was the section 508 was a “best practice” and should have been followed. As I recall, it was settled out of court but is still a real eye-opener. Overall, if a site follows accessibility standards (see W3C) it should be 508 compliant. The tricky stuff comes when plug-ins and other content types, like PDF, are used.

Chuck Kramer’s last blog post..At Sea – Day 7

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